Table 8 Item percentages for students’ psychological distress measure

I felt anxious about the changes in my schooling

 Burkina Faso

63

23

10

4

 Denmark

7

23

53

17

 Ethiopia

47

26

16

11

 Kenya

28

43

18

11

 Russian Federation

20

0.9

35

1.2

35

1.0

9

0.8

 Slovenia

22

0.9

37

1.1

30

1.2

12

0.7

 United Arab Emirates

27

1.0

42

1.0

24

1.2

7

0.6

 Uzbekistan

30

1.3

40

1.2

25

1.3

5

0.4

I felt overwhelmed by what was happening in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic

 Burkina Faso

66

24

7

3

 Denmark

13

45

32

10

 Ethiopia

42

28

18

12

 Kenya

30

38

18

15

 Russian Federation

24

0.7

45

1.0

22

0.8

9

0.8

 Slovenia

13

0.9

37

1.2

35

1.2

15

0.9

 United Arab Emirates

32

1.1

43

1.0

18

0.9

6

0.6

 Uzbekistan

39

1.3

51

1.1

8

0.6

2

0.2

I felt overwhelmed by what was happening in my [local area] due to the COVID-19 pandemic

 Burkina Faso

59

28

9

4

 Denmark

8

39

43

11

 Ethiopia

41

31

17

10

 Kenya

23

41

21

15

 Russian Federation

12

0.7

31

1.0

44

1.2

13

0.9

 Slovenia

14

0.8

40

1.2

34

1.3

12

0.7

 United Arab Emirates

25

1.0

40

1.0

28

1.0

7

0.6

 Uzbekistan

29

1.2

49

1.4

19

1.4

3

0.3

I was worried about how the disruption affected my learning

 Burkina Faso

63

26

8

3

 Denmark

20

47

25

8

 Ethiopia

53

29

10

8

 Kenya

41

39

10

10

 Russian Federation

19

0.7

45

1.3

27

1.0

9

0.8

 Slovenia

19

1.0

40

1.2

28

1.1

13

0.9

 United Arab Emirates

29

1.1

44

0.9

21

1.1

6

0.5

 Uzbekistan

35

1.3

46

1.1

15

0.9

5

0.4

I was worried about how this disruption will affect my future education

 Burkina Faso

66

24

8

2

 Denmark

19

38

35

7

 Ethiopia

49

32

11

8

 Kenya

40

41

10

9

 Russian Federation

23

0.8

44

1.3

25

0.9

7

0.7

 Slovenia

22

1.0

41

1.3

26

1.0

11

0.8

 United Arab Emirates

33

1.1

41

1.0

21

0.9

5

0.5

 Uzbekistan

36

1.3

44

1.1

16

1.0

5

0.4

I missed my usual contact with my classmates

 Burkina Faso

55

31

9

4

 Denmark

46

37

12

5

 Ethiopia

50

30

12

8

 Kenya

34

46

14

7

 Russian Federation

33

1.1

40

1.1

19

0.9

8

0.7

 Slovenia

34

1.2

39

1.1

17

0.9

11

0.7

 United Arab Emirates

41

1.0

37

0.9

17

0.8

5

0.4

 Uzbekistan

51

1.2

42

1.2

5

0.6

2

0.3

I was worried about catching COVID-19

 Burkina Faso

75

17

4

4

 Denmark

10

31

40

19

 Ethiopia

48

29

12

10

 Kenya

45

36

10

9

 Russian Federation

19

0.8

34

1.1

31

31

16

0.9

 Slovenia

11

0.7

27

1.0

35

0.9

26

1.0

 United Arab Emirates

35

1.4

38

1.0

19

1.1

8

0.5

 Uzbekistan

39

1.2

39

1.1

16

0.9

6

0.5